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lettered.
i stand on a rock where the surges roll-
The billows are deep on either side;
And stretched away from pole to po 9 '
Are the treacherous depths of the seething ti“
I see in my longing a haven fair.
But where is the boat that shall carry me o'er!
For the fates have mingled with sea and air
To prevent my reaching the quiet shore.-
And art in my longing, where golden gleaml
0f hope uprising above the wave;
' 'Allure me onward—the prospect seems
To promise of rest—of power to save;
But the chilling biases of the wintry sky,
And the shadows deep as they onward roll,
Obscure my vision while passing by,
And o’crwhelm with sadness my struggling
soul.
And thus am I lettered, as day by day
I gaze from my rock o’er the bounding sea,
And I feel that the moments are passing away
That will bear me at last to eternity;
And I struggle while living to gain release
From this bitter enthralment of sea and air;
But when will the fates in their mercy cease
'I‘o scourge me with visions of dark despair?
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A Girl’s Sacrifice.
Tho' saying of the Psalmist that
“weeping may endure for a night, but
joy cometh in the morning," sometimes
appears to bewofully reversed in human
experience. Out of the sunshine of a
great gladness the subject of the par-
ential chastening steps into the shadow
of disappointment and loss. The fair
skies are suddenly overcast, and the
poor fluttering heart trembles at the
thunder of the up-rolling storm. .
It. was thus with Agatha Trenton. Go
on the heels of a well-nigh bewildering
happiness had come a crushing disaster.
Agatha. was the daughter of a Brake—
shire clergyman, and was the. eldest of
a somewhat numerous family. Her
mother, for several years, had been a
complete invalid, and on Agatha’s
shoulders rested the burden of house-
hold management. It was not a light
one. The vicar of Hiltworth had no
private means, and the income frOm
tithes and endowment was not large.
There was need for considerable schem-
ing, and for continual self-denial, if the
finance of the vicarnge was to be ordered
honestly in the sight of all men. It-
was probably the pressure of this load
of care that made Agatha Trenton so
different to other girls. At twenty-two
there were those amongst her acquain-
tances who openly spoke of her as old.
fashioned. She was fair of feature and
graceful of figure ; the most captiOus of .
critics was forced to admit so much.
But there was about her a'reticence, a
peculiar subdued air that seemed to
shut her off behind walls of mental
isolation. '
“Agatha is a. good girl—I Only wish
I was half as useful ; but she’ll never
marry," said vivacious Mabel Sutton to
a friend; “Agatha. keeps too much in
the back ground; no lover will venture
to approac ." 7
It was an erring prophecy; in less than
a fortnight from the evening of its uttor- '
once, the friend who had so gravely
.listened to it had placed himself and
his fortunes at Agatha's feet.
Roderick Dalling was a good match.
He was proprietor of the mill which had
just been opened at the north end of
Hiltworth, and which was destined or
local opinion was mistaken—to revolu-
tionize the hitherto quiet midland town.
He had a handsome presence, an irrev
proachable character, theassurance of a
moderate competency.
' “My love is not the growth of yesterc
' day," he pleaded ; it has been developing
day by' day for months ; it grows
stronger with every glimpse I get of
you, with every word I hear you speak.
Give me an answer, Miss Trenton—
Agatha l"
The maiden was rosy with surprise,
and trembled at the vehemence of the
young man's avownl. But‘ulready her
heart was enlisted to Roderick's side,
and before he left herashe had shyly
confessed the truth.
“I cannot deny that I do—care—a
little," she stammered; “but, indeed, I '
can't promise what you ask—this after-
noon , I must have time to think.
There are dilliculties—"
Agatha was listening, as she spoke, to
the echoes of noisy voices in the nursery,
and before her mental retina rose the
picture of the pale, suffering mother in
the adjoining room. If she consented
to forsake her home, the vicar would
have to engage a housekeeper.
“I understand it all," Roderick re-
plied, gently. “Nevertheless,.{ believe
even your father—who must of necessity
lose if I gain—will advise you to say
- 'yes.’ Iwili call to-morrow and know
my fate, Miss Trenton.”
The morrow came, but the vicar of
Hiltworth could answer no questions of
human lips. In the night-watches the
Master's messenger had visited the bed-
side of the faithful toilet. Francis
Trenton had gone home. It was heart-
disease, the physican said, from which,
unsuspected even by himself, he had
probably been in danger for many years.
The outlook for Agatha was entirely
changed. When the last sad offices for
the dear one had been fulfilled, it was
necessary to lookthc future fairlyin
the face; and this'forecast was far from
agreeable. '
An insurance policy for no very large
sum represented'the resources of the
bereaved family. Mrs. Trenton was in
despair. Fortunately, Agatha possessed
a genuine talent for painting. 7 She had
already ear‘ued'fia [slender store of gold
by utilizing it, and now resolved to make
a more extended aii'd determined efiort
to conquer the appreciation of paying
patrons. She must become, in a sterner
sense than ever, the stay of the helpless
household. .
With an instinctive delicacy, Roder-
ick Dclling refrained, during these days
of trial, from oven the remotest refer-
ence to the ofi'er he had made. He
expressed sympathy; ~he afi'orded
“ostentatious assistence where an
opportunity disclosed itself. But of
love he said nothing.
Yet the girl knew that, though silent,
he was simply hiding his time. Sooner
or later it was inevitable that her ordeal
should arrive. Alone. in .the solitude
of her chamber, not seldom on her knees,
she groped her way to a decision, and.
having reached it, held it fast. She
would give Roderick up. She had no
right to ask any young man to wait
indefinitely, and to the struggle upon
which she had entered she saw no limit
within .a long vista of years. It was
impossible that. she should impose her
burden upon Roderick, even if he were
enamored enough to invite ‘it. She
must fight her own battle with her own '
brain and’ fingers. The young 111.311“-
fncturer was expectinghis brother fronr’ ’
the North shortly. The two would then
settle down together, and Roderick
could find a wife and house-mistress in
—Agatha thought, with a pang—Mabel
Sutton. ' ,_
A whole month went by, and then
Roderick ventured to speak. ;
“Agatha, dearest," he said, “can you
not give me the promise for which I am
waiting? I hope this is not too hasty
an appeal, but I hear thatDr. Royal .is
about to remove from Brighton Villa,
and—and, if you give me permission. I
will take the house; it is a comedians
one."
' comfort, and even luxury. But Agatha
" Agatha l’" ‘
. sacrifice. Half of it is fairly yours, Ag-
ESTABLISHED [1800.
Vqume LXXXVI.
It was the largest and' best house in
Hiltworth. and the suggestion showed.
very clearly that Roderick Dulling
desired to surround his wife with every
was firm. Duty demanded the sacrifice
of sweet young hopes, and though now
and again her heart died ,within her at
the thought of the lonely life-time that
might lie ahead. the imperative claim
should be obeyed.
”I thank you very much for the
honor you have done me, Mr. Dnlling,"
she replied, with thefniutest perceptible
quiver in her tone; " but I must refuse.
I told you there were obstacles; they
are quite insupernble."
“ Quite! may I not help you to over-
come them, Agatha l’"
“N o, no!" she cried, hastily; “indeed,
it cannot be. If—if you care as you say
-—aud as I believe—leave me; look for
some onc‘else. Probably I shall never
marry. There are other girls. "
“ To me there is but one in the wide
world," he answered. hoarsely; “still, I
will not annoy you; I will wait. Good-
day, Agatha." - g.
The conflict was over now. and the
victory won. In the refuge of her own
room a flood of tears came to the
maiden's eyes. But something of thank-
fulness for a vanquished temptation
mingled with that bitterness oft-enun-
cintion. All was not gloom, though the
lights of earthlyumbition had gone out.
In the exercise of unselfishness, Agatha
Trenton found a deep and abiding
peace. ‘
On learning of the vicar of Hiltworth's
deceasc, and of the 'straitened circum-
stances of his family, certain friends in
a sou’heru centre exerted themselves to ‘
obtain admission for the two oldest lads
into a high-class Charitable institution.
established for the sons of glergymen.
The endeavor was successful, and it
seemed to both Agatha and her mother
that it would be best to removeinto the
immediate neighborhood of the school.
The abandonment of the vicsrage was
in any case inevitable. There were few
ties to bind. the Trentons to flatworth,
and so the project of departure was
quickly carried out; at Melbury. within
sound of the city hum, the wrestle with
poverty was continued under slightly
less strained conditions.
A correspondence ~was naturally
maintained between Agatha and several
of her midland acquaintances But in
all her letters the girl was exceedingly
careful to avoid even the most distant
and cnigmatical reference to Rederick
Drilling. His life and here had drifted
apart, and it was better that a thick veil
of oblivion should cover the gone-by
episode of love-making. But before the
summer was over a fragment of intelli-V'
gence had come, which Agatha tried
her hardest to receive with equanimity.
“By the way, there was quite a fash~
ionnble marriage here last week." wrote
the unsuspecting friend ; “Mr. Dalling
and Mabel Sutton have gone into bonds
of holy matrimony—isn’t that the
proper expression?" And then followed
details of the bride’s dress and behavior,
which only a feminine pen could have
mirrored so exactly, and only a lady's
eyes could have been expected to peruse
with interest and with the orthodox
admiration. - .
“ It is all ended, then—all l" murmur-
edrpoor Agatha, with a sigh and a stray
teart ” I hope they will bra—happy."
She went up-stairs, 'sat down by her
mother’s sofa, and read with even voice
and unwanted pathos. She would
crush down unlawful repinings at the
very outset.
Very nearly two years had gone by in
this placid. humdrum manner. Ag-
‘etha's painting had prospered, and the
heavy breathing of thegaunt old wolf
was no longer audible at the family
door. Moreover, Mrs. Trenton was
distinctly improving in health and
spirits. The change to Melbnry had
accomplished what medicine could only
feebly attempt. The boys were doing
wall with their studies, and the three
younger childrcn were day by day be-
coming more helpful. Their horizon
was decidedly brighter than at any date
since the death of the revered father,
and the good fortune-so far as Agatha
was concerned—had not yet reached its
climax. - g "
Strange stories had recently drifted to
Melbury respecting the doing at Hilt-
worth. It was said that coal had been
discovered in the vicinity; theta min-
ing shaft had been sunk in a field in the
rear of Messrs. Dalling Bros.’ mill, and
that nothing short of an industrial revo-
lution was before the entire district.‘
Agatha longed to explore for herself
these wonders, but scarcely dared to
venture as yet into the possible pro.
cones of her ancient lover, even if she
could easily have spared time; she had
to be content with the reports of he:
correspondents-for awhile. -
It was a. hot August day, and the
silence of the summer noontide seemed
to have penetrated into every cottage
and homestead in Melbury. The tick-
ing of the corner clock was the solitary
sound that troubled the repom of Ag-
atlm's trim little kitchen. The girl was
pausing in her task of setting in order
some sketching materials. Suddenly
a ring came at the bell._ She hurried
through the passage and Opened the
door. - - ‘
“Agatha in person? Surely a good
sign ! said Roderick Dalling, impul-
sively, with outstretched hand.
The girl had paled, and with dificulty
repressed a cry of eager joy. Her sur-
prise betrayed her unquenched afoo-
tion'. '
“Mr. Bailing! Whereis—your wife?"
she 'faltered at last. _ '
“ My wife ?"
"Yes; I heard of your marriage many
months ago. " .
A sudden light broke upon him.
“That was my brother," he answered.
"Dick fell in love with Miss Sutton,
and the engagement was avery short
pne. You did not think me 'so fickle,
What could she say?‘ The reproach
in his tone had gone to her heart, and
stirred strange depths of passion and of
happiness. She was-silent. and her
_ eyes refused to meet Boderick's earnest ‘
gaze.
The visitor was standing in the old-
fashicned parlor now, and without re-
sistance he had drawn Agatha to him.
“I have waited as I said I would," he
whispered ; _.. I knew the cause of your
objection, and I honored you for it. I
meant to makes fortune and thencome
to you again, if it were years hence.
But you have given me wealth, and all
"I have to do is to ask that you will share
it'.’ - ' .
“ I f—how i"
“Instead of taking Brighton. Villa I
bought the Moor field. You husband
the result P" -
“ Coal has been discovered."
“That coal Would belong to-day to
another but for your decision of self-
atha. Will you except it i"? .
Roderick had no need of spoken
reply. ‘ , ' ‘
“But-howl didyou find me out i" she
askedlsomeminutesvlater. .
"Through Alice Frowde-I should
suppose your leading correspondent; I
have really never lost sight of you, Ag-
Before the harvest shocks had vanish-
ed from the Brakeshire hill-sides there
was a. wedding in Hiltworth, and faith-
ful, patient waiting and service received
their due rewag.
A SELF-ANCHOBING ELEPHANT.
One of the most remarkable of. the
American elephants, specimens of which
have also been found in Europe, was the
Dinothcrium, a huge creature standing
on legs ten feet in height, and attaining
-a length of ’nearly twenty feet. The
tucks, instead of extending out of the '
upper jaw, were in the lower jawand
grew downward, giving the animal a
very singular appearance We know
that the elephants of to-day use their
tasks to lift and crash their enemies.
but to the Dinotherium, the tasks
actually point at the owner. What.
then, was their use? .
In answer to this, we find that the
huge animal was n-water lover, and in
all probability made its home on the
banks of streams. living a life similar to
that of the hippopotamus. With this ,
knowledge, a use for these great recurv-
ing incisors is readily seen. They were
used as pickaxes to tear away the earth
'aud dig out the succulent vegetation
that it fed upon; and at night. when
partly floating, they might have been
buried in the bank. forming veritable
anchors for the living and bulky ship.
When attacked by its—perhaps human
—enemies we can imagine the great‘
creature, struggling out of the mire,-
lifting itself to dry land by striking its
tasks into the ground and using them
to hoist its ponderous body to the bank.
.. In Malta, at about thosamc period of
time, there lived a Lilliputian elephant,
that when full grown was barely three
feet in height. Its babies would cer-
tainly have been a curious sight. Just
imagine, an elephant that could be
carried about in your overcoat pocket,
and you can then form an idea of what
this baby elephant of those far- of days
was.
"'ornm sections.
9.
A certain number of chests of opium,
asfixed by notification from the Gov:
emment of India, are sold by public
auction every month in one of the
rooms of the Board of Revenue. in Cal-
cutta. The Secretary to the board pro-
sides at the auction. The auctioneer is
one of the assistants of the board. The
auction room is filled with the intend-
ing purchasers, several of them million-
aires or their representatives, who have
their recognized seats, to which they
are admitted by tickets. The auction
is usually conducted in that calm and
quiet manor which is suitable to trans-
actions in which hundreds 'of thousands
of pounds are involved. Each lot con-
sists of five chests, anda native clerk
holds up a blackboard on. which he ex-
hibits in chalk the amount of the last-
bid. The excitement about the bidding
is‘usually confined to the first few lots,
when any good or bad news from China
may have led to an alteration in the
value of opium subsequently to the
last monthly sale. The rival millionaires
mntend by a quiet nod to the auctioneer.
The ruling price for .the day is soon
settled between them, as they well know
to what limit they may safely go. The
purchaser of one lot of five chests is‘at
libertyto claim the next ten lots at the
same price.‘ The auction list is this
quickly run through. . When. the“
millionaires have satisfied their wants
for the day, the smaller speculators bid
according to their requirements As
each lot is knocked down, a clerk goes
about witha little book to each pur-
chaser, in which he gives a. promissory
note, payable on demand, for one-fourth
the value of his purchase, with an en-
gagement to pay the balance within ten
days. From an unknown speculatbr a
deposit in money is taken. Failure to
complete a bargain is of very rare oc-
curence; but if default occurs the chests
are put up for. sale at the ensuing
auction. at the risk of the defaulting
purchaser, who is liable for any loss
that may accrueif the price of opium
has fallen when the recalo takes place.
In the course of an hour the auction
room is empty,and the noisy outside
crowd, which fills the courtyard of the
board’s premises, has dispersed. Pay-
ments for opium purchased are made
by the merchants through the Bank Of
Bengal, and on the production of a cer-
tificate of payment the merchant
receives a delivery order for the chests
which he has purchased, and he at
once removes them from the. Govern-
ment warehouse and consigns them to
the agents or correspondents in China
and the Straits by the swift steamers
which trade 'botween Calcutta and
China.
“-00—.
, BAG MAKING.
._.——
Hardly half a. century has passed
sincethe first bag was turned out in
New York, and now the business of,
making them is enormous. The ex-
portation of American grain, that grew
'up suddenly, and the sewing machine
gave an impetus to the business. Ma-
chines that turn out a hundred bags an
hour, sewn and finished, have replaced
the laborious work of hand-sewing of
the early days. Not over a hundred
kinds of socks are made, frOm the coarsg
est gnuny bag for cocoauuts and cotton
seed to the nobby shatuckctt corn bag
that makes serviceable every day ware
for Brazilian plantersat the end of his
journey. Thirteen kinds of socks are
made to hold cofi'ce alone. But all of
these are sold. Scuroely any of them‘
ever come back.- It is a curious fact,
for instance, that of the two or three
millions of cofi'ec sacks of a certain
make made and sent out annually from
New York neverone was known to
return. Every bag of cofi'ee that arrives
in this port is recacked before it is
started on its land journey South or _
West. Another sackis simply drawn
over it, and thus secured against catch-
ing cold in our variable climate, the
coffee is shipped by rail. ‘These sacks
are peculiar and easily identified, did
any return by chance; but none overdo.
“ In forty years." said the oldest bag-
maker, “1 never saw one come back."
What becomes of them no one seem
‘ ‘to know. Doubtlessin some odd corner
they serve a useful purpose in after-life
of which their readers little dream.
ALI. snE WANTED '10 SEE;
- AJanesville young lady, wishing to
write some poetry on Tobacco, thought
it would be a good idea to go to a ware-
house and learn all she could about the
culture-and cure of the weeds She did-
so, and-"retire proprietor, a young. man,
answered'xhll her queer; questions'pleas.
antlysahdéshowed her abut the building.
Aftcmrzlooking- .thrcughtlie shed and-
putting several leaves of “choice
Havana " in her satchel for future refer-
ence, they came to the basement.
“Down here," said the proprietor, “is
the stripping-room, where—"
‘ u The what i" said the visitor.
“ The stripping-room." ' -.
“ Well. excuse me," uttered the young
lady, and she left the premisgs so sud-’
denly that the young man couldn’t
explain
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WE! SQUIRRBLS COUCH.
Another legend of— the magical pro-
puction of food is the explanation of the
reason why squirrels cough; Mana-
bozho came one day to the lodge of the
red-headed wood-pecker, and, being
invited in, sat down. Now there
was nothing for the guest to eat,
so the bird flow on the lodge pole (which
was the pole of a tamarack tree). and,
' after a few peaks with his beak, found a
crevice, out of whlch he pulled some-
thing. and lo! it was a fine raccoon.
The foot he performed about a half
dozen times in succession, and then the
squaws came in and prepared the feast.
Next day the red-headed wood-pecker
returned the visit, and Manabozho, who
was not going to be beaten by the bird.
had taken care to have a new lodge
built round a tamarack tree ; so apolo-
gizing‘, just as the woodpecker had done
for having nothing in the larder, he
hopped up toward the pole, and cling-
. ing to it, as he had seen-the bird do,
began rapping his nose against the
wood. Unable to find any raccoons,
he got so angry that he knocked his
head too hard. against the pole, and fell
down on the floor stunned. And the
woodpecker went of in a hufii A few
days later Manabozho was standing at
the door, wondering how he could get
even with» his. neighbor, especially as it
was the depth of winter and there was
nothing but roots to eat, when he
saw two men carrying a bear. He got
intoconversation with them, and, speak-
ing of his own magical powers, was
asked to give an exhibition of them,
This he did once by turning one or two
men into a stone. 7‘ And now turn him
back into a man,” said the other. “ Oh."'
said Manabozho, "I cannot do that;
I only know the first half of the trick. " ~
So the second hunter unable to drag
the bear all by himself, left it at Mana-
bozho's door; whereupon the rascal
invited all his friends to the great feast, '
and was prodigiously important and
fussy at being able to' ask them to come
and eat .good bear's meat at a time ‘
when everyone was living on roots. But
alas! as each one filled his mouth, the
boat’s meat turned into ashes, and, one
after the other the guests began cough.
ing. as if they were going to choke. The
more they ate, the worse the coughing
grew, and at last the host, in his in-
dignation,— turned them! into squirrels '
and that is why squirrels cough so
much. ‘
OO—o
RATE AND MINEBS.
Old miners have a. great respect for
the rats of the lower levels They
neither kill the rats nor sufi'er them to
'be killed by green hands. .In the first '
place,. were there no other reason, a
dead rot left under ground, would scent
up a whole level, and in the second
place the living rats devour any bones,
scraps of meat, or fragments of other
food left in the mines, which would, by
their decay, vitiate the air, generally
hot and unpleasant at best. Bats also
give a warning when a. cave is about to
occur. They feel the pressure of the
settling ground even before the crack-
of the timber is heard, and come forth
upon the floor and scamper uneasily
about by scores. For these and other
reasons the miners have a friendly feel-
ing toward; the rats, feé’ding and pro- -
touting them. In nearly every mine
tho-men have one or more of the ‘little
animals as' pets, and these are quite
tame, coming out of their holes to be
“fed at luncheon time.
When rats come into a new drift or
cross cut it is thought to tie a good sign
‘ —-—it is thought to mean that the mine
will strike ore. The other day, when
the men were at work on the face of a
new cross cut on the level of the Sierra
Nevada mine, a. rat came in to them,
travelling along the line of the com-
pressed air-pipe. When the little rodent
was seen some of the new hands wanted
to kill it, but the old miners would not
allow it to be hurt. They said it would
bring luck to the cross-cut. So they
fixed up in the roof of the drift a box as
a. house for the rat, and placed food
near at hand, in order that it might
find its new quarters profitable as well
as comfortable. There is much talk
among the miners about the coming of
this rat, and .the men in the new cross-
cut are very proud of it and have high
hopes on account of its presence. Woe
unto the man who shall intentionally
kill that Sierra Neruda rat.
A ‘ QUAIN’I‘ JUDGMENT.
. The Emperor Gland was appealed to
by a young man who complained that
his mother had dimwned him, saying
that he was no son of hers, and in no
way entitled to any share of the family
property. The Emperor investigated
the matter, and came to the conclusion
that, though there was no way of quite
conclusively proving that the young
man was the son of the woman, there
was yet, practically no doubt 'abOut it.
He Ordered the woman to be brought
before him, and said to her: “Do you
still deny that this. man is your son 2"
The relationship was persistently
denied. "Well. then," said Gland, “if
he is not your son, he shall be your
husband. I .prder that you be im-
mediately married to him. " This unex-
pected command reawakened in her the
maternal feeling. and confessing her
perjury, she fully acknowledged the
young man as her sen.
n'ow rnnv nnrrmv.
. “ Can you tell me, my friends,“ said a.
member of the Concord School of Philo-
sophy, as he wiped his ponderous brow
ponderously and slappcfidhis manuscript
into a convenient position for unincum- '
bored eloquence, "in what wise or
whereforeism a buzz. saw More from a
dog 7"
An awed silence fell upon the assem-
blage and struck it with a dull, sicken-
ing thud. .
The orator «paused; for a reply.
"‘I will tell you. my friends," he con-
tinued, “ why a buzz saw is unlike a
dog. A. buzz saw is only dangerous
when‘it" does not show its toot "
Then a buzz of profound admiration
ensued, and a scantily built, elderly
female in spectacles fainted away. .
“QC—oo—
snE emu-mm.
Miss Fenton, young but poor, had
married a month before Mr. Dahlgren.
old but rich. She had had time to grow
tircdof her .bargein by the end of the
weddingjcurney, whidr saw them. one
. day seated.“ thefcot of-a fall that
plunged down two hundred'fect over
—. the White “WW iurwhich they
< were. , ,.
She was, asking in second-month-of
marriage commonplace tones:
“What do they call the fall 7" ,
"The Bridal Veil, I-bclievc. decry”.
“The old‘ name! {wonder who all
these BridalVeiI tails are married to?” ‘
- _ 'e‘nooks. .mmfl"
“Poor things i” responded the disillu-
sioned Mrs. Dahlgrcn. "Ikucw how
to pity them i"
1
nac-rrcnnns or_ rams.
The habitations of the 'chifi‘onniers
look more like gypsy chums than any-
thing else. Their huts are built of the
most extraordinary materials, the walls
being either of kneadedlmud, or, like
those 'of the ancient lake dwellers, of
water, filled in with clay. A carriage-
wheel often doos duty for d‘window,
the spaces between the spokes being
covered with oiled paper, andjthe roofs
consists of tarpaulin, patched, Or atbcst.
of pieces of roofing paper, patched
together. Some few buildings" are con- ‘
structed of brick, gypsum or wood
spars, but these are owned only by the
very prosperous. Great cleanliness is,
of course, out of the question, consider-
ing the nature Of the goods which are
' piled up in and around the huts until
they are sold; but the chifi'onnier is
personally less 'dirty than might be
expected, and his health is as good as
that of other people. Most of the fra-
ternity have been chifi'onniers all .ptheir
lives, for the calling is hereditary in
certain families, and has been for so
' many generations that the chifi‘briniers
form a. distinct caste, speaking.) Mr.
Simone says, not a word of real French.
'The chifi‘onnier's real treasures are
bones, rags, paper, scraps of copper,
sardine cases and other tins and broken
glass; and of these two hundredweight»
of bones bring him! four francs, the same
weight of papetfrdm one to five fiance
and green bottle glass one franc twenty
centimes, or about a chilling. Cigar
ends are also carefully collected and
converted intoRegie cigarettes. Money,
jewelry and the like he’is expected to
give up to the Concierge of. the ho‘nsc
opposite which he'has found it, and; he
bearsahiglr character for honestyfin ‘
this respect. The sardine and other
tins, of which such thousands are >-
thrown away. go to supports. branch of
industry which i! deeply interesting to
the youthful part of the population, for \
after being stamped intol‘sliapc by
machines of siinple construction,.they
- reappear in the form of countless cronies
of tin soldiers, which are sold at prices
so low that the manufacturer could not
possibly afford to buy his material new '
from the tinmah. They have never
tdkeu part in the frequent revolutions,
they kept tranquil during the Com-
mune, and it is said went their nightly
rounds and calmly picked their vast
heaps even during the fearful week in'
1871, when one part of the beautiful city
was in flames and Versaillists and Com-
munards were fighting like savages in
other quarters.
CAMBODGIAN BALLET.
In the afternoon avisit was paid to
the palace where the king was to hold a
levee. The costumes of the party were
varied, some in full evening dress, some
in black swallow-tails and white ducks.
some with white neckties, some with
black, some with high waistcdats, some
with low, and some with none at all;
the happy possessor of a pair of gray
~ kid‘gloves was regarded with much envy.
Walking into the palace without knock:
ing or ringing, for the very good reason
that it was destitute of hell or knocken,
we found ourselves in a gaudily painted
hall, furnished with gilded tables and
chairs, where soon appeared a scantily
clad gentleman smoking a cigarette,
who, having glared superciliously at us
for a moment, retired through a. door so
covered with black finger-marks that we
mistook it for the coal' hole. He
res-appeared, however, almost immedi-
ately with a bottle and vanished.
Slightly daunted by this inhospitable
reception, we seated ourselves to await .
further results. After some time
another scantily clad individual
appeared. this time through the front
door, and informed us that the king had
a fever and could not receive.
He recovered sufficiently, however, to
' entertain us in the evening at the ballet,
when he proved to'be an amiable-look-
ing gentleman of about fifty, arrayed
in a white coat, a. mauve shawl around
his loins, ruby stockings and black
leather shoes, and wearing his hair
bound up with a. white fillet. The
Met took pluceintho king’s private
dancing hall, which, in addition to the
usual lamps, was lighted by the ordinary
cotton wick and cocoanut oil of the
country, floating in very classical bronze
tripods. The dancers’ dresses of scarlet
and gold, surmounted by the gilt spire-
shaped head-dress, were most gorgeous,
but the dances utterly tedious—the
same contortions of fingers, bending of
knees, and ungainly spread-eagle pos-
tures that are seen in all native dances
from India to Japan. The orchestra
and chorus were, however, more worthy ,
of notice. The latter was composed of
twenty or thirty women, wearing round
their shoulders bright-colored Cambod-
gian shawls, who sang in a very high
key, and struck together two sticks to
make music. The orchestra, besides .
tom-toms, drums and flutes, numbered
a Swiss gigliar'a-like instrument. but of
much greater range. with a very mellow
tone; and another, an arrangement in
half-circle of small gangs on a frame,
in the centre of which sat the performer
using a leather-headed drum-stick.
EARLY NEW ENGLAND.
The grade in social life, which was
largely a name, was shown most in the
meeting house. The seating of families
and the assigning of pews was one of
the difficult things. The minister and
deacon were nearest the pulpit. The
boys and colored people were assigned
the back pews or those in the gallery.
This idea of ,"social dignity" was
brought from the old country, butgave
way in the growing oneness of Iifoin
America. .These days of the earlier
New Englander were not all dark.
There was much of the austere in them,
but there was also a grain of mirth and
checrfulness. We must bear inmiud‘
that the clergyman were the early his-
torians of the country; and they put
much gloom in their writings. The
New England find was a place of great
resort. In the poverty of newspapers,
people 'came here to gain what news
there might-be. The innholder wuss.
leading man in the community. He
. got the news from the driver and pas-
sengers of the stage-coach. and of the
travelers who chanced to be passi“
through the town. The innholder
know the public men of the country,
for they had partaken of his sumptuous
dinners and had lodged at hisinn. If '
the walls of these ancient New England
taverns could talk what stories would
they tell; not of the debaunches alone,
but, in the dark and stirring days of
patriotic and loyal sentiments and
deeds. whose influence went out for the .
founding of the nation and the per-
petuity of the? blessings of freedom.
He who strives to'know of early New
England, must not look alone to the
learning character md influence of its
ministers,but to the manners, life, and
influencc~ofjhe innhoiders. -
, .
Honorius, Roman emperor, was so
grieved at the loss‘ of a favorite hen
named Roma-that he would have given
yRome itself to bring it back ; but Alaric
. _‘
had taken Rome.
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all the time. Capital not required. e will start
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—--—-SPORTSDIAN’S-——
CAMPING on FISHING TENTS
of all Kinds, Shapes and Sizes.
- .0. a‘:
Yacht and Canoe Sails
of most appoved styles. Also
n--—-AWNI N a. 3——
):‘or Store Fronts. Windows, Yacht Boats, etc.
New Style of
—'CANOE TENTS——
Mode at low figures. ,
Flags, Burgess sad. Covers, of all kinds.
Camp Stoves. Camp Chairs, Sucking Bottoms,
Hammocks. all kinds of
[MIJVGI’ TENTS,
‘N. Y City.
and in fact anything made from canvas when an
intelligent description is given of what is needel.
My beautifully illustrated circular now ready
Send stamp for price list. Aidrt ss
8. IIEMMENWAY 60 South _
. may be found It
runs an .. .. .. -
Rowan. 8 00’s
Newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce
m“’°....°"""w°’°is"i3? HEW Willi.
con
be 8 ’for n in
BEING UNABLE TO EAWPAGTUER
To compete with large coucerns,I have taken the
agency of one of the Oldest and largest estab-
iishmcnts in the state for the sale of
Harness . Saddles, Halters, Sur-
cmgles,*GeIldrs, 860.
I shall also Make . ‘
Fme Harness to Order,
as usual, at the old stand,
' No. 7 WATER STREET. ,
here I will tree a regular line of Whips, Sponges
w Chamois, blankets, Robes. Feed Bags,
Travehng Bags, he
J'- F. PEOKELL.‘
Price only $1.00 by mail, post-paid.
each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either .
RUPTURE'
1_—
For Sale Cheap.
1L1. be sold at a Bargain, if applied for soon
a small, neat Cottage, of six! come, in
neighborhood, and three, minutes’~ walk of the
bridge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.
A Chestnut Standing Desk. Apply at
~ This Omar.
For Sale.
ADOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE made by John
Blissett, London. Will be sold cheap for
cash. Enquire at this office.
TWO- —'—-
Wheeler 8. Wilson. Sewing Machines
For Sale at a Great Sacrifice!
One old style Wheeler a Wilson Scwlnngachlne
in fair running order, which cost $65, will be sold
- lf applied for promptly, for 310. ‘
> One ditto, cost new $70, will be sold for 825. I-
is in perfect order, and no machine Is capable 0
doing better work. It is really worth $40. Appl .
at the Gazer-rs OFFICE.
F.‘_ H. PECK WELL,
_ ARCHITECT,
sons-r For; _ ,
Gilbert Lock Company.
Dibble Manufacturing Company’s door
knobs.
.Ncw York Wood Turning Company. ,
Corner Blocks for window casings.
Round and Square Turned Balusters.
H it it _ H NeweIS.
Plain and Double Moulded Stair .Rails.
Also Flat Moulded Door and Window
Casings furnished at short notice.
' Christmas
. Presents!
For rich and poor inéthe Largest Variety, and at
the most Moderate Prices in Norwalk at the
Novelty Bazaar,
’ 51 ilain Street.
Hanging Lamps,
At $3, 4.50, 5.25 and 7.50.
Standing Lamps,
. From 25 cents to $6.50. ‘
Beautiful Rhino Stone and
Geld Brooches, Pocket-
bocks, Mirro’rs, Art
Goods, &c.
Skates 25 Cents Up.
Our line of
PICTURES
ls absolutely without equal in town.
PICTURE ERA MES
Made to order as cheaply and as nicely as
in New York. The line of
TOYS
Is now full and complete, but is now rapidly
~ weeding out,
|fi'tiome Early and Select Your Gifts wlule the
L. Claw. - C. C. Berry.
GRAIN,
FLOUR,
'FEED,
COAL, .
WOOD, "
~ AND
- HAY,
Must be Sold Regardless of
Cost, at
Raymond Bros’., .
Seuthi'Norwalk. _'
OLD FACTS"
WITH
NEW FACES!
ALI. TASTE 5 ALL PliiSES.
This is a careful selection of
household. receipts for Cooking,
Curing, Cleansing and in short
giving the most approved modes
of doing everything connected
with our daily family living, it
is a book of 155 pages and every
receipt given has been practically
teeted and approved. The book
is issued by the compiler and sold
for the purposebf liquidating the
r debt upon the Episcopal Parson-
age at New Canaan, .
“ Paper, 50
For Sale at all news stands and
’ a the Gazn'rrn OFFICE. “23.3.?
' -MRs. L. A.-DENSLOW.
NEWCAMAN, June 1, 1885.
Bound in Cloth, 75 Cents. '
w. s. cumrsan, -
FURNISHING UNDERTIKEB
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R. DEPOT,
Residence 143 Main street. Telephone Connection.
Gnonnnarkn sacral-anon,
naansnsnoox's BLOCK, mu. srassr,
fAMtLY GROCERIES.
ALEX. s. GIBSON, ‘
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
, Lock Box 8 P. 0., NOIiWALK. CONN.
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Room No. 4. Up Stairs.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN
BERNARD coHn. .—
-—MERCHANT TAILOR,—
WEEK’S BUILDING, WALL STREET.
A FULL LINE OF
Imported and Domestic Cloths.
Of the Latest Styles, constantly on hand.
NoveltiesinScotch Suiting. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in every particular. '
SPECIAL BARGAINS
. .1};—
Ghoice Building Lots
Situatal on Spring Hill, Wilton Avenue,
Fair Street, and Riverside Avenue. En-
quire at. GAZETTE OFFICE, or of
thS B. J. STURGES.
- PENSIONS
—-—:AND:-—
G 01mm: men t Claim 8.
My sale business. Thousands have Rights
Neglected. Address, free of charge, or visit,
GEN. W. E. NODLE,
91 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn
W. H. MEEKER.
54 Main Street.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN"
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters,-Dealers in Plumbers’ and
' Steam Fitters’ Supplies, andGas Fixtures.
Jobbing promptly attended to. I
'O. E. WILSON,
General insurance it Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
Itocm No. 8 Gazette Building. Norwai‘k, Conn.
Erna INSURANCE Co., of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
CAI‘ITAL AND ASSETS, $5,902,272.84.
Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on
terms adopted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. COWLES at MERRILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
THE
Norwalk tire Insurance Co.
Has now completed its
i8ih SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses. No sound company insures
for less.
W. C. Smear, Pres, s. E. Dumas), Treas.,
GEO. R. Cowman Secretary.
A CARD.
' Having purchased the
FURNITURE BUSIN ESS.
Recently carried on by WILLIAN Locxwoon at
No. 36 MAIN STREET.
I am prepared to meet the wants of ail—prospective
purchasers of furniture, both STAPLE AND
onsunsnn I have on hand a large
stock which I will sell
VERY CHEAP FOR. CASH
lshallbepleased to meet all old or new friends
and will guarantee satisfaction in
every case.
,quTFJORGE H. RAYMOND.
PETER L. omens,
FLORIST lillll'lil Vlllll,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWAEE, - CORN.
DealerinInGrecn House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tal Trees Shrnbbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts of designsin Flowers arranged
to order. clye
Grading and Re-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
JOHN B. SMITH, '
FLORIST,
EAST SIDE or MAIN STREET, SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
City of South Nor-walk. Conn”
Plants &Flowers at all seasons
Flowers for Funerals furnished and tastefully
arranged to order at short notice.
J. G. Gregory 85 00..
Desire to state that mqaddition to a full line of
Drugs, Proprietary Medicines and Ilrnggists’
Sundries they are prepared’tb receive
orders for
Silk, Cotton or Linen
ELASTIC HOSE
For varicose or enlarged veins. Warranted to
fit, and at reduced rates.
0
They also desire to state that they have accepted
the agency of the New York Vaccine Co., and will
keep a supply of
PURE BOVINE VACCINE VIRUS
Constantly on hand.
They have in st ock Electric Batteries, which
will be sold at close figures. They carry also a full
assortment of Keystone Writing Paper Packets.
B'RUMMEII’S ’
CQUGH DROPS
Genuine have “A II. B.” on Each Drop.
WHOLESALE HOUSE,
408 AND 410 GRAND STREET,
emu. ’ NEW YORK CITY.
CHOICE
Building Lots
F‘OR SALE '
0n Wilton Avenue
_ Apply to
n. J. STURGES. or o. E. WILSON,
GAZETTE BUILDING (if
I
TO FARMERS:
WANTED TO EXCHANGE.
ANearly new light buggy harness. solid meta
trimmings,.for a ton of good, clean, Old
meadow hay. Enquire at the GAZI’H'I Om".
e
A warm moss-mg. V
A water museum consists of glam ~
vessels containing fish, mollusks, larva,
and such other creatures III-will live in .‘
the small quantity of water these vessels ‘
hold The great advantage that the
water museum has overannquarium it,
that while the latter is bulky and has
many dark corners in which you can
see only with difficulty. if at. all, the jars
of the museum can be emly carried
about and held to the light, so that you
can readily observe the smallest move-
ments of your specimens. Besides. in
an aquarium you can have but one kind '_
of water at a time, either. salt or fresh,
and you can keep only those specimens
that will live together peaceably; but
in a water museum one may have both
sorts of water (in different vessels), and
both marine and fresh-water specun' ' ° ens.
. This museum, or water cabinet, too,
costs very little, while an aquariumis not
only quite expensive but troublesome.
We must first make-sure etc may
window. where the. museum will!» out
of thewa'y,.and whero'thcn broom for
a small table. Then wc'nmst forage for
theyessehinthegheswemehopsorat
the dealers in chemical? apparatus. I
have often been able to pick up confec-
tionery jars which I got cheaply because
. their tops were broken, which, of course,
made no difi'crence tb me. Iconeider
these the best for our purpose, in size
from four inches diameter and six in,
height to seven inches in diameter and
nine in height. The jars mustbcplaced .
on the table in the sunny window, so
that they will get plenty of light. as this
is necessary to meat forms of. life. One
or two of the largest jars may be used
for fish. and to make them attractive
their bottoms should be covered with
clean river sand and pebbles, or frag-
ments of rock in the shape of gi'ottoes.
as the fish like to rest on these and to
eat the almost invisible weeds that grow
upon them. Of course all the vessels
must be filled with water and sprigs of
aquatic plants, such as water cress,
vailisneria or duck-weed, placed in them
to keep the water pure. Many kinds of
water insects are carnivorous, or prey
upon the weaker species. Of course it
won't do to keep these in the same jar
with their victims. To find out which
k'mds‘ agree, we can mix them in the
clear, shallow bell glass, where we can
easily observe the peculiarities of each.
—o-—.-o-.-—o——
A WATER “SIDE
A water museum consists of glam
vessels containing fishmollusks, larva,
and such other creatures as will live in
the small quantity of water these vessels
hold. The great advantage that the
writer museum has over an aquarium is,
that while the latter is bulky and has
many dark corners in which you can
‘see only with difficulty, if at all. the jars
of the museum can be easily carried
about and held to the tight, so that you
can readily observe the smallest move-
ments of your spam' cus. Besides in
an aquarium you can have but one kind
of water at a time. either salt or fresh,
and you can keep only those specimens-
that will live together peaceably; but
in a water museum one may have both-
sorts of water (in different vessels), and
both marine and fresh-water specimens.
This museum, or water cabinet, too,
costs very little. while an aquarium is not
only quite expensive but troublesome.
We must first make eurcofasunny
window, where the museum will be out
of the way, and where there is room for
a small table. Then we must forage for
the vessels in the glasswarOshopuor at
the dealers in chemical apparatus. I
have often been able to pick up confec-
tionery jars which I got cheaply because
their tops were broken, which, of course,
made no difi'ercnce to me. I consider
these the best for our purpose, in-sizo
from four inches diameter and six in
height to seven inches in diameter and
nine inheight. The jars mustbc placed
on the table in the sunny window. so
that they will get plenty of light. as this
is necessary to most forms of life. One
or two of the largest jars may be used
for fish, and to'makc them attractive
their bottoms should be covered-with
clean river sand and pebbles, or frag-
ments of rock in the shape. of grottoes,
as the fish like to rest on these and to
eat the almOst invisible weeds that grow
upon them. Of course all the vessels
must be. filled with water and sprigs of
aquatic plants, such as water cross,
vailisneria or duck-weed, placed in them
to keep the water pure. Many kinds of
water insects are carnivorous, or prey _
upon the weaker species. Of course it
won't do to keep these in the same jar
with their victims. To find out which
kinds agree, we can mix them in the
clear, shallow bell glass, where we can
easily observe the peculiarities of each.
WHAT A DETECTIVE SAYS.
“Shadowing, so called, is the most
dificult work in my profession. Ifa
man is well shadowed for two weeks, so
much can be discovered concerning his
habits. his associates, his inclinations,
his secret acts, in short, his inner life,
that almost a perfect biography of him
can, be written. Every man does many
characteristic things when he thinks he
is alone that he never would do in com-
pany, and the shadow learns a man’s
true character by witnessing his natural
life. More people than you imagine
have been shadowed for the informant-m
Of both friends and enemies, Many
curious, and sometimes suspicion}, wives
have their husbands shadowed, and
many nhusband has locked up in his
ofi‘lce desk a mirror of his wife's private
life in the form of'ashadow's report.
Every man connected with a bank, from
the presidentdown, is shadowed. Large
business firms get periodical reports on
the private lives of trusted employee,
and know whether they drink or gamble.
Itis hard work to shadow a. man. You
have to get up an hour earlier than he
does in order to get your breakfast and
lay for him at his home. You -
follow him to his office. to lunch, on his
business rounds—everywhere. When
he is on the street you never take your
eyes off him, and I tell you this makes
your head swim. You follow him home
to supper, and down town again in the
evening. You note everybody he speaks
with and every lady to. whom he bows.
You must stay with him till he goes to
bed, and then write out your report
before you get to sleep. Men are
oftenest shadowed when they are in
trouble, and they rush here and there,
talk to scores of men, enter scores of
places, and get up early and go to bed
late. A good lively subject will lead
the shadow a wild and merry dance,
and two weeks of it will wearogood
man out. " .
The anchorages cf' Narrakal and
Alleppy. in Indian are stated to be per-
fectly smooth and quiet even when the '
sea outside is tumbling in before strong
southwesterly gales. To explain this,
Dr. W. King mentions that analysis
proves the existence of oil in the muddy
1. bottom of these anchorages. and he
’-=eupposcs that there are depomts of
petroleum, either beneath the sea
Ebottom'or along the coast, from which
i oil continually oozes up, and calms the
“*th W. Joiners.-
Norwalk Chronicler